Bessent hopes talks will finish in October as India, others still pursuing deals

The Trump administration isn’t done dealing yet, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday, suggesting new trade agreements with “substantial countries” could be reached by October. In an interview on Fox Business, Bessent called the October goal “aspirational” but said the U.S. was in “a good position” to ensure “substantial terms with all the substantial countries,” possibly including India and Switzerland. The U.S. earlier this month began imposing new tariff rates on a slew of trading partners as part of...